BREAKING: Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen testifies that he wouldn't accept presidential pardon if offered
Cohen is testifying under oath before the House Oversight and Reform Committee -- and has said that Trump instructed him to pay off women who said they'd had affairs with the president. Trump has denied the claims.
For more than a decade, Cohen was a key power player in the Trump Organization and a fixture in Trump's political life. Cohen is set to begin a three-year prison sentence in May after pleading guilty to lying to Congress in 2017 and committing campaign finance violations while he was working for Trump.The president's former personal lawyer claims Donald Trump was told in advance that WikiLeaks planned to release emails damaging to Hillary Clinton's 2016 White House campaign.In his prepared testimony, Cohen says he was in Trump's office in 2016 when Trump adviser Roger Stone called.
Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't suggested that merely being aware of WikiLeaks' plans is by itself a crime.10:20 a.m. Just before the hearing began, Rep. Gerry Connolly said he'd discussed the issue with the committee's leadership. The Virginia congressman said previous limits on questions about Russia were "null and void" because Cohen mentioned the issue in his opening statement.
Cohen played a pivotal role in buying the silence of a porn actress and a former Playboy Playmate who both alleged they had sex with Trump. The president has denied their claims.
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